~First Quarter 1998~

African Regional Council/WFMH Africa A project to support persons with disabilities, submitted by a partnership of WFMHs African Regional Council and the Canadian Mental Health Association to the Canadian International Agency for Development (CIDA) in August 1998, was approved for funding in December 1999. The project is designed to strengthen the African Regional Councils linkages…

NATIONAL FOCAL POINTS   National Committee for ElderlyP.O. Box 32333BAHRAINTel: 973 688634/685442Fax: 973 780112/686954  Division of Aging and SeniorsHealth Canada473 Albert StreetOttawa K1A OK9CANADATel: 613 941 6642Fax: 613 957 7627 Md. Mokhleshur RahmanSecretaryMinistry of Social WelfareBldg. No. 6, Room No. 311Bangledesh SecretariatDhakaBANGLADESHTel: 88 02 860 452Fax: 88 02 868 969 Ms. Lorena FriesHead of DepartmentDepartment…

Prevention of Substance Abuse in the Middle East In the Middle East, prevention related to substance abuse is a key area in the program of the Federation’s Eastern Mediterranean Regional Council and the closely allied WFMH Committee for the Prevention of Substance Abuse, based in Cairo. This Council and Committee have developed many initiatives in…

Washington Reception The Federation’s thirteenth Annual Benefit Reception in Washington, D.C., was held on 18 May 1999 at the residence of the Ambassador of Chile and Mrs. Genaro Arriagada. Former US First Lady Rosalynn Carter was the Honorary Chair of the event, which was underwritten by the Gannett Company. Ambassador and Mrs. Arriagada provided a…

Caregivers of Individuals with Bipolar Disorder, Schizophrenia and Schizoaffective Disorder   In the past 50 years, a shift toward community care and the deinstitutionalization of psychiatric patients has resulted in transferring of responsibility and day-to-day care to family members.1 In part, this shifting of responsibility has been caused by a deficit in community support services. …